Chemistry is the study of the properties and reactions of materials which isn’t as dull as it sounds! The flashes, colours and bangs of fireworks are all created by the careful control of chemical reactions, forensic investigations rely on chemistry and many modern drugs and medicines have been created due to the ability of chemists to design molecules which react in exactly the right ways. The study of Chemistry at Sixth Form level will not allow one to reach quite those heights, but it will provide a thorough grounding in the key principles and techniques on which modern chemistry is built. AS Level: The AS course builds on basic GCSE ideas about atomic structure, bonding and the Periodic Table but much of the material studied during the first year is completely new. Organic Chemistry is one particularly important new area and this tackles the chemistry of carbon compounds, which includes natural materials such as proteins as well as plastics and drugs. A Level: The two year A-level course includes all the topics mentioned above and introduces new areas of study such as electrochemistry, organic synthesis and transition metal chemistry.
Name: Chemistry Qualification title: GCE AS Level in Chemistry Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20150626 13:54:02 Updated 20161107 13:49:01
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